Dhaka—Tamim Iqbal celebrated his birthday with an explosive 85 as Bangladesh posted 330-8 on the opening day of the second and final Test against England on Saturday.
The left-handed opener, who turned 21, put the England attack to the sword in a magnificent display of strokeplay, smashing one six and 13 fours in his 71-ball knock. He completed his half-century off just 34 balls.
Mohammad Mahmudullah (59), skipper Shakib Al Hasan (49), Junaid Siddique (39) and wicket-keeper Mushfiqur Rahim (30) fell when looking well-set. Naeem Islam was unbeaten on 33 at the close.
Lahore—Pakistan Cricket Board is organizing Pakistan Day Twenty-20 Challenge Trophy on March 23 at Gaddafi Stadium here.
Two Twenty- 20 matches will be played between Pakistan team, Pak-A team and PakU-19 team. The first match will be played between Pakistan-A Vs Pakistan U-19 Team. Winner of the match will play Pakistan National Team in the second match.
Karachi—Abeera Ali and Mohsin Raza clinched the men‘s and women’s singles titles in the 2nd Essa Mohammad Karachi Ranking Table Tennis Championships which concluded here at PSB Karachi Centre on Friday evening.
Highly talented Abeera, a junior international displayed superb serve and volley game with fine smashing to defeat Iqra Saeed in four straight games to seize the women’s title.
Mohsin on the other hand recovered after dropping the opening game to overpower veteran player Atta Abbas 4-1.
Lahore—Nearly 2400 athletes and officials will participate in Punjab Games being held here from April 12-14 at Punjab stadium and different venues.
This was stated by Secretary,Punjab Olympic Association, Idris Haider Khawaja at a news conference on Saturday after a meeting of the body under the Chairmanship of POA Chief,Syed Shahid Ali Shah.
Indian Wells—Robin Soderling denied Andy Murray a return trip to the Indian Wells Masters 1000 final, ousting the Briton in straight sets to set up a semi-final showdown with Andy Roddick.
Sixth-seeded Soderling defeated Murray 6-1, 7-6 (7/4), his booming serves and powerful groundstrokes giving the Briton no chance to work his way into the match.
Roddick, seeded seventh, continued his dominance of Tommy Robredo, advancing 6-3, 7-5 as he notched his 11th victory over the Spaniard in as many meetings.
